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Traders Securities — Japanese crypto-asset derivatives trading operator overview

Confidence: Likely Updated 2026-05-18 Review by 2026-08-08 Sources 5 Machine-translated Original (JA)
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Financial instruments business Director-General of Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Kinsho) 第123号 · JVCEA member #1037 (Type 1 · crypto-asset derivatives trading only)

1. Corporate entity / shareholders

  • Trade name: Traders Securities Co., Ltd. (English name TRADERS SECURITIES CO., LTD.)
  • Established: 平成11年11月 (1999年11月), established in Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo with capital of 1億5,000万円
  • Head office: 28F Yebisu Garden Place Tower, 20-3 Ebisu 4-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 〒150-6028 (relocated 令和5年4月)
  • Parent company: Traders Holdings Co., Ltd. (listed on TSE Standard Market · securities code 8704)
    • Transitioned to a holding-company structure in 平成18年10月. Traders Securities succeeded to the securities / foreign-exchange trading business as a 100% subsidiary
  • Capital: 2,324,285,000円 (as of 平成30年2月)
  • Number of employees: 72名 (as of 令和7年3月31日)

2. Licensing / registration status

  • Financial instruments business: Director-General of Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Kinsho) 第123号 (Type 1 · Type 2 · investment advisory and agency business)
  • Crypto-asset related: JVCEA Type 1 member #1037 — crypto-asset derivatives trading only. It does not hold a physical crypto-asset exchange business (FSA crypto-asset exchange business registration).
  • Affiliated associations: Japan Securities Dealers Association / Financial Futures Association of Japan (general incorporated association) / Type II Financial Instruments Firms Association (general incorporated association) / Japan Investment Advisers Association (general incorporated association) / Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) (general incorporated association) / Japan Investor Protection Fund

3. Handled currencies

  • Handled in crypto-asset derivatives trading (“Minna no Coin,” “LIGHT FX Coin”). The service page on the company’s website (min-fx.jp) mentions the major 5 issues BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, and BCH.
  • No physical handling. All trades are CFDs (crypto-asset margin trading) with a leverage cap of 2x.
  • No official statement of the number of issues (not published).

4. Scope of business

  • Main business (FX): Minna no FX / LIGHT FX — a position close to a domestic FX specialist. FX accounts for the majority of sales.
  • Crypto-asset CFD: Minna no Coin (launched 令和4年1月 2022-01 ) / LIGHT FX Coin (launched simultaneously). No physical holding, full trust-preservation supported, leverage 2x.
  • Other: Minna no Systre (automated trading), Minna no Option (over-the-counter foreign-exchange options)
  • Fiat-currency deposit: Bank transfer (MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, etc.)
  • NFT / staking / crypto-asset lending: None

5. Market share / trading volume

  • Number of accounts (FX 2-brand combined): 667,900口座 (as of 4 of the 2027年3月 term = published 2026-04 )
  • Assets under custody (same): 133,611,648 thousand yen (≒1,336億円) (published 2026-04 )
  • The number of accounts / trading volume for crypto-asset CFD alone is not published.
  • Position among competitors: A mid-tier FX securities firm (Minna no FX is estimated to be within the top 10 in domestic FX account numbers, but there is no official ranking source). Crypto-asset derivatives are estimated to be mid-sized among the 13社 peers (not published). Other peer firms include Jp Exchange Monex, Jp Exchange SBI Securities, and Jp Exchange Bi Fxtrade; for a comparison of listed companies, see Japan listed CEX-related companies matrix — TSE / Nasdaq listings + holding-company list.

6. History / major incidents

Year/monthItem
1999-11Established in Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo; commenced foreign-exchange trading operations
2001-02Reached a business-cooperation agreement with the MUFG (former Sanwa Bank) group
2001-05Changed trade name to Tokyo Forex Traders Securities Co., Ltd.
2001-06First in Japan · commenced separate trust of foreign-exchange trading customer assets
2002-06Changed trade name to Traders Securities Co., Ltd.
2005-04Listed on the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (now TSE Standard)
2006-10Transitioned to a holding-company structure → split into Traders Holdings Co., Ltd. (parent) and the current securities operating company
2010-07Launched the “Minna no FX” service (succeeded to the EMCOM Securities business)
2021-02Joined JVCEA (Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Association)
2022-01Launched crypto-asset margin trading “Minna no Coin” and “LIGHT FX Coin”
2023-04Relocated head office to the 28F of Yebisu Garden Place Tower
  • Administrative dispositions / hacks / large-scale system failures: Not published (as of retrieval date 2026-05-18)

7. Strategic developments

  • 2026-05: Minna no Option is scheduled to undergo a major renewal from 2026年5月30日 (Sat) (official notice 2026-05-15)
  • 2026-05: Introduced “BIMI” email with a corporate logo as a security enhancement (2026-05-14)
  • 2026-05: Expanded benefits for Royal Traders Club members (2026-05-08)
  • An intra-group role of maintaining the FX main business while horizontally expanding crypto-asset CFDs through existing channels (the Minna no FX brand).
  • Representative Director and President (CEO): Takeshi Suyama (as of 令和8年4月1日)
  • Director (CAO): Akira Matsuyama
  • Director (CSO): Yoshio Iguchi
  • Founder information (at establishment in 1999年): Not published

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